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Authored by rosenfeld_grumpf.hope-2000.org on Oct 20 2025, 5:46 PM.
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jhb
corvink
markj
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bhyve
Summary

In order to support multiple backends for virtio-scsi, we should isolate
the core of virtio-scsi from the backend-specific code. The existing
interface to CTL will become the new "CTL" backend for virtio-scsi.

Care has been taken to keep compatibility with previous configurations:
The first backend linked (CTL) will be the default backend if none is
specified, and it does provide a default configuration if no further
options such as targets are explicitly configured.

This is currently also under review in illumos: https://code.illumos.org/c/illumos-gate/+/4425

If you're curious about what another backend does look like, here's the review for the illumos USCSI(4i) backend for SCSI passthrough: https://code.illumos.org/c/illumos-gate/+/4426

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